Marian Hristov
 Hristov in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marian Georgiev Hristov | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Botevgrad, Bulgaria | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levski Sofia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Balkan Botevgrad | 19 | (6) |
| 1994–1995 | Slavia Sofia | 26 | (8) |
| 1995–1997 | Levski Sofia | 56 | (19) |
| 1997–2004 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 146 | (26) |
| 2004–2006 | VfL Wolfsburg | 17 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Balkan Botevgrad | 22 | (4) |
| Total | 286 | (66) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2007 | Bulgaria | 45 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Balkan Botevgrad | ||
| 2013–???? | Levski Sofia (assistant manager) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Septemvri Sofia (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Marian Georgiev Hristov (Bulgarian: Мариян Христов) (born 29 July 1973) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer[2] who played as a midfielder. Since his retirement from playing, he has worked as an assistant manager.
Career[]
Hristov's first club was PFC Balkan Botevgrad.[3] He later played with Slavia Sofia (1994–95), Levski Sofia (1995–97), and has been champion of Germany with Kaiserslautern in 1998, reached a UEFA Cup Semi-final: 2001 and a Champions League, Quarter-final: 1999 (1997–2004). He also was the DFB-Pokal finalist in 2003.[3]
For Bulgaria, he played at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2004.[3]
By 27 March 2007, Hrıstov had retired from international football. Marian Hristov had earned 45 caps and scored four times for Bulgaria.[3]
He has also expressed an interest in coaching his country.[4]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Bulgaria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hristov goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 November 1996 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok |  Thailand |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 25 April 2001 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo |  Norway |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 10 September 2003 | Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Andorra la Vella |  Andorra |
3–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2004 qualifier |
References[]
- ^ "Започваме ги с Швеция. 10 години след лудото американско лято се готвим за скок в Европа" (in Bulgarian). standartnews.com. 12 June 2004. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Hristov, Marijan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Честит рожден ден на Мариян Христов". Bulgarian Football Union. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Мариян Христов: искам да стана треньор на националния отбор" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
External links[]
- Marian Hristov at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
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